Expertise

Michael Brose researches, publishes and teaches in two areas of Chinese history and society, Mongol China social history, and the history and current role of Islam in SW China.

Research Interests:

  • Yuan-Ming Chinese social history: Social, political and military history of Mongol Yuan and Ming China.
  • Islam in China: Research on the history and current socio-political role of the Yunnan Chinese Muslim (Hui) community; focus on mosque architecture, halal food industry and economy.
  • Digital History Methods: GIS and Network Analysis. Applying digital, quantitative methods to biographical and geographical data mined from Chinese primary sources such as gazetteers, tomb inscriptions, official and personal biographical materials.
     
 

 

Affiliations

Professor of Practice, Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, East Asian Studies Center, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, Pan Asia Institute, Indiana University Bloomington

Islamic Studies Program, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

IU Food Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Russian and East European Institute, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Communities
Language Studies, Asian Studies, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Chinese, Russian, Japanese
Degrees
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Asian and Middle East Studies, 2000
MA, University of Washington, 1991
MSc, University of British Columbia, Microbiology, 1985
BSc, Seattle Pacific University, Biology, 1978
Languages
English, Native Speaker, German, Standard, Mandarin Chinese